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In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against.

Don Meyer

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Don Meyer
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: December 16
Died: 2014
Died: May 18
Basketball Coach
Wayne
Nebraska
Donald Wayne Meyer
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Nba
Troops
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Be what ya is, 'cause if ya be what you ain't, ya ain't what ya is.
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Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
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Tough minded enough to do the necessary things--this is the epitome of what a team is.
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We can always do it better.
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